Lesson:Metin/3: Inalienable Genitive and Locative

Inalienable genitive

Metin disinguishes between two types of genitive.

The alienable

fïduáyo "my pen" (You can give a pen to someone, or lose it.)

And the inalienable

i'qfuuyoh "my arm" (You can't give away that. At least, not normally.)

The endings for the inalienable are -oh "my" -hu/uhu"your" -eh "his, hers, its"

Compare these for the alienable endings you've already learned -o "my" -u/f "your" -en "his/hers/its"

The inalienable endings are usually used for

-Family members:

 simeh suałtxen "txen's father"

-Body parts

i'qpluyoh "my ear"

-Components

yayemeh funjiki: "the bottom of the cup"

-Locations

yadëyeh sy'umiił "inside the house".